Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-12-22

class. So cents. The old tariff quote,
first class freight at ST. per hundred, sec
ond class at IS cents, third class at s.
cents, fonrtn ciass 40 cents. Reduction
on car lots. are made i u the same pro
portion.
When Colonel Powers brought us tht
news last spring he promised that time
wouli demonstrate the tsuth OF what he
said. In the light of recent develop
ments he a feel that the facts are on
his eide. And no one has labored more
theoretically than Colonel Powers to
bring about q realization OF those early
promises.
The passenger trsins on both the Mil
Yankee and Northwestern roads last
evening were way of the regular time of
arrival at Yanktop. The Northwestern,
due at $50 p. M, arrived at l 8, M, and
the Milwaukee, due at 1905 p, M,
arrived at 3 a. M. The delay OF trains
in the east was the cause of this tardi-
ness and snow was the cause OF the de-
lay OF trains east.
The Manitoba surveyors left Yankton
this morning. The first stakes were
planted on First street. A portion Of
the party will return to Yankton to-
night, while the others will have head.
quarters at Gordon's farm house, about
twenty miles ont, 1t may now be SAID
that the incl location of the road from
Sioux Falls 60 Yankton has certainly
commenced.
1t will be seer by recent reductions
announced that Yankton is taken INTO
fall fellowship with other Missouri river
cities in the new freight rates agreed
upon between railroad companies having
terminal points on the Missouri. The
reduction amounts TO fifteen cents per
hundred pounds from Chicago, an i'm
portans saving to dealers. Ii Is posi-
BILE that the coming of the Manitoba Sc
cures this concession.
j. E. Bennett, of Wayne, Nebraska.
will move his family to Yankton about
the middle of February and become o
permanent resident of our CITY. Mr..
Bennett will engage in the real estate
business here with Fl. E. Goodrich and
". H. Paul, OF Colridge, Nebraska, as
his partners. These gentlemen have
large faith in Ysnkton's speedy and ex-
tensive growth and they are cognizant of
something important to Yankton's
future not yet revealed to our citizens.
The public Is requested TO notice the
following clause IN chapter 26 of the re-
yised ordinances of the city OF Yankton,
applying Co weighmasters and their
duties. Section 5 OF that chapter says:
ut shall be the duty OF such person or
persons to weigh all things that may be
brought to them, or either of them, to
weigh aud charge and collect ten cents
for weighing each time shy load of hay,
coal. grain. cattle. horses. sheep, hegs G.
other things that may be SO brought to
be weighed on said city scales, and five
cents per head for weighing of loose
horses, cattle. sheep, hogs or other
animals, and to make and deliver to per-
sons in charge OF such load or loose
animals q certificate giving gross and
net Weights etc. Another section of
the same chapter provides that weighera
shall go to any place in the city within
one block OF the scales to measure wood;
that they shall charge ten cents for
measuring the first cord, and five cents
for each additional cord in cases where
more than n cord is TO be measured
for the same party.
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